Tricking my body

[curt]

I had very good success in early induction, lost 25 lbs in a month.
since then, have done only fair to poor in sticking to the diet,
can i trick my body into another loss spurt by going into strict induction again, thanks

[hopejoy]

Re: Tricking my body

possibly... I restarted induction friday and am down 5 lbs already.
good times, good times... Induction is great to clean up your act and get back to basics. You may not lose 25 again, but see what happens...
liz

[imagood1]

Re: Tricking my body

After induction many of us go through what is called PISS where the scales stop moving while the body readjusts to what it's been through. Check your measuring tape - you are probably loosing inches just not pounds on the scale right now. Going back to induction isn't a real good thing to do as your body may let go of some weight but you won't see the same results as the first time (normally people loose about half the second time if even that much). Give your body time - you won't continue to loose 25 pounds per month on any diet - let along on Atkins!

You don't have any stats so I have no idea how much you weigh, how much you have to loose or anything else. If you are concerned about what you are eating post your menus for a few days (amounts and exactly what you ate) on the Rate My Menu area. Be exact with what you ate and drank.

Also, how much pure water are you drinking daily? You should be drinking no less than 64 ounces - nothing added daily.

[Georgiana]

Re: Tricking my body

I had very good success in early induction, lost 25 lbs in a month.
since then, have done only fair to poor in sticking to the diet,
can i trick my body into another loss spurt by going into strict induction again, thanks

What do you mean by "fair to poor"? Did you cheat every day with a muffin or did you only have a bite of muffin every week? (Just an example.)
Were you planning to move to OWL or to continue with Induction?

If you were planning to do Induction further, then just move back to Induction. If you were planning to move to OWL, then drop the bad foods (whatever those are) and add 5 net carbs more of veggies to your Induction menu. Whatever you do, don't be disappointed if you don't lose another 25 lbs in the next month, because (1) you have less weight left to lose and (2) you have no/less water weight to get rid of.

And adding to what I said above, if you planned on moving to OWL (or moved to OWL already), then do not go back to Induction just to "jump start" your weight loss. Continue with OWL, learn what your triggers are, find your CCLL and them move to the next two phases of Atkins: Pre-Maintenance and Maintenance.

As Carole suggested, it would be very useful if you could post your stats in your signature. When did you start Atkins? What is your height? What was your starting weight? What are your current and goal weights?